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Welcome to the HEBISD Summer Reading Wiki!

  • - Earn 6 GT/12 SBEC hours for 2011-2012 school year
  • - Read two, possibly three, great books
  • - Participate in interesting dialogues with colleagues
  • - Be involved in a College Readiness/21st Century discussion format

Your Assignment...

  • - To post and/or respond to another post regarding each book
  • - To post or respond to a discussion about one of the three books, click on the
  • title of the book on the navigation bar at the left. Select the "Discussion" tab,
  • then click the "new post" button and post your original comments or click on
  • any post title and respond in the "Reply" box at the end of the post.
  • Remember to save before exiting so everyone can see your post! :-)

As you beginreading Teaching with Poverty in Mind...,consider what Eric Jensen calls the secrets to educators having a positive impact on brain development:
  • - Relationships ARE important...
  • - Certain events literally ADD NEW BRAIN CELLS at double the rate...
  • - Hope is critical...
  • - High expectations do matter...
  • - The Jensen Secret...

As you read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks and/or A Tree
Grows in Brooklyn, consider the following questions:
- How did poverty impact the characters in the book?
- What ethical dilemmas exist in the book that are worthy of discussion?
- What do you take away from this that could help you be a better teacher?
- What major idea(s) are worthy of discussion with our students?


QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS WIKI? Contact Kiera Elledge via email (kieraelledge@hebisd.edu) or phone (817-399-2102).